A food drive list that fills a pantry, not a pile of green beans.

For 20 families, ask for canned tuna or chicken (40), canned vegetables (40), rice or dried beans (20), canned fruit (20), and peanut butter (20), plus the rest of the list below.

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For 20 families

Food drive

Pantry staples

Canned vegetables40 spots

Canned fruit20 spots

Canned tuna or chicken40 spots

Peanut butter20 spots

Meals

Pasta20 spots

Pasta sauce20 spots

Rice or dried beans20 spots

Volunteers

Sorting and packing helper1 spot

How many to ask for

Spots by family count.

Each count is the ratio per 10 families, rounded up. Change any number after you create the event.

Item	Ratio	10 families	20 families	30 families	50 families
Canned vegetables	20 per 10	20	40	60	100
Canned fruit	10 per 10	10	20	30	50
Canned tuna or chicken	20 per 10	20	40	60	100
Peanut butter	10 per 10	10	20	30	50
Pasta	10 per 10	10	20	30	50
Pasta sauce	10 per 10	10	20	30	50
Rice or dried beans	10 per 10	10	20	30	50
Sorting and packing helper	0.5 per 10	1	1	2	3

Start the list sized for 10 families 20 families 30 families 50 families

Tips

Small things that make it go smoothly.

Ask the pantry what it needs

Food banks often post a most-needed list. Match the items to it.

Avoid glass

Cans and boxes travel and store better than jars.

People can bring more than one

Each item has many spots, so one person can claim several cans.

What Pitch In Now won’t do yet

Pitch In Now doesn’t send reminder emails yet, so plan to text the group a day or two before.

Pitch In Now can’t collect money for the pantry.

Free, no account for guests

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